Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-15
RIBLR ORDEAL.


! Marat, who was in
lie French troops at
81 to ssnd a dispatch OF
Importance to General
bon. The distance was
81 the country through
reseneer would be obliged
infested by q band OF
carried on an irregular
|beir own account, much
rance and detriment OF the
These lawless yolun-
from their ambuscades
4 and mountain passes
sueled ferocity, frequently
Z1achments of the regular
spturing their stores and
The heroic deeds OF
Itanos, tho guerrilla COM
.b:ef we're echoed through
and it was well known
no quarter to French
Therefore General Murat
u soldier Iesirous ofunder-
s-and so fraught with dan
{ Serama he sought the adj.
on strossnoff. the Russian
or. Who was friendly to the
.se.
b, being well aware OF the
The situation. deliberated
minutes; the result was
kng suggestion: Send one
|ost reliable Polish lancers
inform be said, with a
ksaae to our admiral, now
ebnrbor. He, in turn. will
bate with Junot without
he slightest suspicion on the
English. No doubt your
Il be arrested as scored ftimes
<snt as my country has main
satrai ground thus far, 1t is
Sble that the result will be
asfanos is too much OF a dip
risk the displeasure OF Rus.
|bv observing the proper eau
hi not be difficult to deceive
Murat was charmed with
proposition, and at once
III Captain of the Warsaw
Il select from his company a
eliable fellow who could be
10 undertake the important
pn the following day. Lieuten-
Einsky, a young Pole. eighteen
age, sought audience of the
cehsrai, who explained the
n the service he required OF
liz, without eoncealing the
would entail. Lackinsky,
haunted, declared with a con-
ms smile that he eagerly
an opportunity to prove
L be feared the guerrillas, and
was prepared to set out at
his Journey.
with the young Poles en-
b. as well as with his evident
s distinguish himself, the gen.
eated with precision the mes
be carried to Junot.
Il stroganoffs Russian dis
having been duly secured, the
started for the coast, COM
armed, and disguised in the
! OF an officer of the Cars
ing OF importance occurred UNI
|afternoon oil she second day,
bur hero entered a defle in the
zins near Tasavera. He had
<anced more than a quarter
b when be was met by hall a
nierrillas who, without waiting
lev, roughly dragged him from
g, seized his weapons, and led
% chapel IN a cave hard by,
ls found himself face to face
Ie terrible castanos.
3 IRE yon?" asked the guerrilla
French, while he angrify
izs}.. The prisoner
10 the danger of his position
heart failed him for an
! but. quickly recovering his
y Of mind, he fixed his eyes on
.riocutor's face with a mean
Presently he answered
1ans ~ do not understand"
mos called one of his officers,
squested him to continue the
lation in the prisoners tongue.
ing the utmost caution lest by
lyertent expression he might
his knowledge OF French, the
.pl.ed 10 all the officers ques-
Ither in Russian or German.
y the examination the chapel
crowded with guerrillas,
ed there by curiosity and a
or excitement. Each hung up
prisoners words, eager to de
: slightest evidence of deception
part.
emily there was an interruption,
By the appearance OF Castanos,
by the arm a peasant whom
ced before the Pole. saying:
carefully at this man, and tell
1hcr he be Russian, German,
| strongly suspect, a cursed
spy"
peasant obeyed, and presntley
in q loud, decided tone: He,,
Frenchman. A few
'go. when | took a load OF hay
hid, this was the very officer
med my receipt"
betrayed no sign OF feari
2 expression of his countenance
vary, as he looked from one
other of the excited soldiers
him. They would
IN him to pieces had not their
, discouraged by the failure oil
|, lnterfered.
he loudly exclaimed,
ng Is yet proved against our
r. and he has certainly shown
a doubt that he does not un
ID French. This peasant might
a mistake, for IL would be
{ 10 recognize a man whom be
y oilce andthen in a different
. ffofrthe one he now wears.
Isoner looks Ike a Russian, his
are addressed to the Cars adj
and | think we had better al.
4 to proceed"
no. was the cry that arose
hundred voices at once, 1--WE
yet satisfied. and he shall not
! we are"
are we TO take the risk OF OF
the Russians by interfering
ne of their dispatch bearers?"
'nerrillas agreed that they did
re to act in opposition to the
: the same time they were not
WINGED of the nationality ofthe
hey suspected he might be a
Spy, IN spite OF appearances.
ingly he was conducted to a
sneath the chapel, and locked
I'd ride etmany hours over
'oe1E. added to the agony oil
inch he had endured during his
'afion had SO exhausted poor
sky, that he sank upon a heap
" IN one of hia prisOn.